Just to give one example of
a project undertaken by a working group – the Minas Basin Working Group
arranged a series of community forums in several towns around the Minas Basin
to gather public input on a variety of environmental issuesand to help the communities develop plans
to address their priority issues. Background documents were prepared in
support of the consultation process. Over the years working groups have
carried out similar consultations on a variety of issues. BoFEP has earned a
reputation as an impartial intermediary and information source on
controversial topics.