Farm workers pick strawberries in the field adjacent to Rio Mesa High School in Oxnard, CA, which is surrounded on all sides by strawberry fields. Rio Mesa High is seen in the background.

Pesticide spraying in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California has raised concerns among environmentalists as well as high school students and teachers. The fields are immediately adjacent to Rio Mesa High School and Oxnard High School where students engage in outside, athletic training including running track and field. Please contact Todd Bigelow directly with your licensing requests.

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Pesticide spraying in the strawberry fields of Oxnard, California has raised concerns among environmentalists as well as high school students and teachers. The fields are immediately adjacent to Rio Mesa High School and Oxnard High School where students engage in outside, athletic training including running track and field. Please contact Todd Bigelow directly with your licensing requests.