Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival

The Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Committee

 

Back row Left to Right: Lisa Matlock, Carmen Field
Front row Left to Right: Carla Stanley, Karl Stoltzfus, Betty Siegel, Nikki Hinds, Marianne Aplin, Jason Sodergren, Christina Whiting
Missing from picture: Sharon Baur, Diane Borgman, Rebekah Jones, Paula Riley, Doug Stuart

 

In Memory of Marsha Million


From starting one of the first water taxis in Kachemak Bay, building her own home in Little Jakolof Bay, and managing the sea otter cleanup after the Exxon Valdez oil spill, Marsha Million was always giving back to her Kachemak Bay Communities with enthusiasm.

With a curiosity and love of birds and wildlife, Marsha served on the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival Committee from the late 1990's up until 2002. Most volunteer committee members just hopped in their cars and drove to the refuge for the monthly committee meetings, but for Marsha, despite rain, snow or wind, it meant jumping in her boat and making her way to Homer from the south side of the Bay.

Marsha also designed several of the Festival posters, until illness prevented her from doing so in 2003. These are two examples of her passion and commitment to the Kachemak Bay Shorebird Festival. Marsha Million passed away January 8, 2010 in Homer at the age of 60.