▁were ▁on ▁duty ▁during ▁the ▁Bon fire ▁burning ▁from ▁the ▁Texas ▁A & M ▁and ▁College ▁Station ▁police ▁depart ments ▁and ▁the ▁Texas ▁Al co hol ic ▁B ever age ▁Commission . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 8 9 , ▁the ▁Camp us ▁Ministry ▁Association , ▁representing ▁ 1 7   rel ig ious ▁denomin ations , ▁un anim ously ▁approved ▁a ▁resolution ▁asking ▁the ▁university ▁to ▁change ▁Bon fire ▁because ▁of ▁concerns ▁about ▁safety , ▁particip ant ▁academic ▁performance , ▁human itar ian ▁consider ations , ▁and ▁the ▁environment . ▁Short ly ▁afterwards , ▁the ▁Fac ulty ▁Senate ' s ▁Committee ▁of ▁the ▁Wh ole ▁approved ▁a ▁resolution ▁asking ▁for ▁a ▁panel ▁to ▁explore ▁alternatives ▁to ▁Bon fire . ▁ ▁Although ▁students ▁protest ed ▁Bon fire ' s ▁environmental ▁impact ▁since ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁no ▁changes ▁were ▁made ▁for ▁dec ades . ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 0 , ▁student ▁Scott ▁H ant man ▁asked ▁the ▁Bon fire ▁leadership ▁to ▁help ▁him ▁address ▁the ▁problem . ▁The ▁group ▁solic ited ▁volunte ers , ▁and ▁in ▁the ▁spring ▁of ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁they ▁plant ed ▁ 4 0 0   trees . ▁The ▁tradition , ▁A gg ie ▁Re plant , ▁has ▁been ▁repeated ▁ann ually . ▁The ▁Re plant ▁organization ▁became ▁independent ▁of ▁Bon fire ▁in ▁ 1 9 9 4 ▁when ▁it ▁gained ▁its ▁own ▁Student ▁Government ▁Committee . ▁ ▁Later ▁years ▁ ▁After ▁being ▁held ▁at ▁the ▁Dun can ▁In tr am ural ▁Field