Our Mission
The Mosquito Fleet is a regional network of paddlers, sailors, and community activists fighting for climate justice and a fossil-free Pacific Northwest. In the face of a global climate crisis, and an industry hell-bent on turning our region into a fossil fuel superhighway, we’re building a bold and broad-based movement that defends and empowers local communities. We aim to dismantle the extractive economy by prioritizing indigenous sovereignty and protecting the health of our communities and ecosystems through creative on-water direct action and grassroots movement building.
Our Values
We are guided by a steadfast commitment to climate justice and our belief in the power of grassroots community building, intersectionality and collective liberation. We are dedicated to addressing the root causes of the climate and ecological crisis - capitalism - by fighting for a just transition which centers affected communities. We value creating accessible spaces for people of all skills, experiences and abilities to engage in building community power on the water, especially folks who have been historically excluded from the climate movement and outdoor spaces. To read more about the values that Mosquito Fleet is committed to, please feel free to read our Community Values & Assumptions and Engagement Policy.
Our Work
Movement Building
Bringing communities together to grow the power of our movement. Increasing access to local waterways via our free Kayak Lending Library, guided social paddles, and relationship building with frontline communities and grassroots organizations.
popular education & training
Empowering communities with the tools to take action and make change. We provide training in technical skills such as kayaking and kayaktivism, and also host organizing workshops and skillshares. We facilitate knowledge sharing about local industrial threats, like the Critical Energy Infrastructure (CEI) Hub, and resiliency in frontline communities.
Direct Action
Directly confronting the fossil fuel industry by taking bold, creative and disruptive action. This often means putting our bodies and our boats on the line to block the operation of fossil fuel infrastructure and demand change.
Visit Us in ne portland
8940 N Bradford St
Portland, OR 97203
We are a part of the Green Anchors PDX community, a 7 acre eco-industrial park along the Willamette River in the St. John’s neighborhood.
Contact: mosquito@mosquitofleet.us
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Mosquito Fleet PDX is located on the eastern banks of the Willamette River in so-called Portland, Oregon. It is important to remember that these are the traditional village sites of the original inhabitants of this land - the Multnomah, Kathlamet, Confederated Tribes of Grand Ronde, Clackamas bands of the Chinook, Tualatin Kalapuya, Molalla, Cowlitz, Cayuse, Umatilla, Walla Walla and many other tribes who have stewarded this land for generations. The lower Willamette was once a magnificent system of plants, rivers, streams, lakes and forest; all braided into one another. We recognize the original and ongoing stewards who have lived, traveled, hunted, fished and gathered in the river and on the shores. We honor the unique abundance of this river system and the people who have sustained it. We acknowledge the harm done to the river system and her people. This river has become a sacrifice zone for violent industrial development, consisting of Superfund sites, fossil fuel corporations and chemical companies. We envision a future where these waters are not controlled by exploiters and extractors, and the river can return to its braided origins.