The NAD Restoration Project

09/29/2026

We got it done!

Monday was our one window of opportunity and good weather this week and we made every minute count.

Starting at daybreak, Michael Stewart, Zach Williams and I got started on the dock in the flood area on Hole 1. Jay Reafs left early from work to come in clutch with fresh energy we needed after lunch and it made all the difference! (Jay you can show this to your boss so he knows you didnt just dip to throw plastic 😉)

We centered the holes the Washington Youth Academy - NGYCP started a couple weeks ago, confirmed the 3' depth, filled the form foundations with gravel, poured the concrete, then capped every footer to protect the cure from today's rain in one long 8 hour work party.

A huge thank you to all who gave words of encouragement or stopped by with a smile and a fist bump. Big thanks to the City of Bremerton - Parks & Recreation for delivering the concrete and for their support in NAD Park improvements, and to this incredible community that keeps showing up when it matters.

The foundations are set. The footbridges are coming this fall! Stay tuned for the work party announcement. NAD Park is about to level up!

09/25/2026

I thought in all my confidence (arrogance?) That I could get 14 two foot deep concrete footers for the new footbridges poured into hand-leveled forms in 48 hours. It was necessary in order to make it happen before today's rain. I got WAY over my skis.

It wasn't a good start. I had missed connections with City of Bremerton - Parks & Recreation and forgotten supplies that set me up for a 3 hour delayed start on Wednesday. 🤦‍♂️

I was staring down a midnight solo finish. Honestly, I was totally screwed. I was looking down the barrel of the first failed NRP project when NAD did what NAD does.

Zach Williams and Michael Stewart came through, took one look at what needed doing, and decided that helping build a footbridge sounded more fun than playing disc golf. 🤷‍♂️

Zach stayed with me from 10 to until 6pm Wednesday and was back at 7am Thursday morning to see it through to the end. Michael put in about six hours to help put the finishing touches on the last few footers.

I say this literally: I 💯 could NOT have gotten this done without them. We got it done, together, the way it's supposed to be.

Please if you see either of these guys on the course, thank them! We'd (I'd) be up a creek without them.

The bridges aren't complete yet — but the foundations are set, the concrete is curing, and when these footbridges open this fall they're going to take the NAD playing experience to a whole new level.

We still need to pour the forms for the dock, but I'm beyond grateful for these two. This is exactly what this community is made of.

Monday and Tuesday I'm hoping to get back out there and get the dock footers in for our seasonal flooded area on hole 1. If you have time, please come help. I'll be out there about 9am Monday with the materials if the weather holds. Tuesday will be probably 7am. If we can get this done by Tuesday, we'll have a dock this winter to take us out into the water while keeping our feet dry!

Thank you Carlos and Brian for helping purchase the material and deliver it to NAD!

09/19/2026

🥏 NAD Park Project Update: Summer Work Party Recap! 🥏

Over the last month, the Washington Youth Challenge Academy joined us at NAD Park for our summer work party push and the results are incredible!

By the numbers:
✅ 48 cadets + leadership + community volunteers
✅ Nearly 1,500 hours of work, once a week for 4 weeks
✅ $700+ in community donations
✅ 18 wheelbarrows donated
✅ 300 yards of fresh wood chip mulch moved
✅ 150 bags of invasive English Ivy, Himalayan Blackberry, and Holly removed

What got done:
🔨 New bench installed at the hole 1 tee pad
🔨 22 footer holes dug for new footbridges on holes 1 & 2
🔨 Hole 13's new tee pad finished
🌲 Fairways refreshed and re-mulched on holes 1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 10, 13, and 18
🌲 Paths raised above flood zones between holes 3–4 and on hole 18
🌲 Ivy and blackberry cleared at hole 6's intersection for one of the summer's biggest transformations

All that mulch isn't easy and the cadets come through every 6 months to spread barrow after barrow creating a safer, healthier course for years to come. 🌱

To our cadets: you were incredible this summer! Thank you for all your hard work.

If you played through while they were working, you saw the hustle firsthand. Thank you to everyone who stopped to say thanks or offer a word of encouragement. These cadets are proud of the work they're doing for a community they'll likely never meet, and they loved every minute of it. It's truly one of their favorite places to work.

💚 Huge thanks to every volunteer who came out, and to everyone who donated a wheelbarrow, a Saturday, or mentorship to these cadets.

What's next: A few more work parties this fall to build out the footbridges, then the cadets return in spring to tackle the deeper reaches of the park.

We're a long way from done, but we're making huge progress toward a winter-ready course and the full restoration of NAD Park DGC.

Want to get involved? Visit 🔗 disccourserestoration.com and send us an email!



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NAD Park DGC Restoration | Summer 2026 UpdateNAD Park in Bremerto...

08/07/2026

🥏We have 4 work parties coming up with WYCA cadets, and we need wheelbarrows and volunteers to make them happen!

Over the last two years, the restoration of NAD Park DGC has grown into something we're really proud of. We get so many compliments on how the course is developing and a big part of that is thanks to the **Washington Youth Challenge Academy**, an organization that provides structure and discipline for at-risk youth through community service.
🛒 **Wheelbarrows needed!** Our past lenders have come from all over Kitsap, from Port Orchard to Bainbridge Island. We need wheelbarrows from the 22nd through the 12th. Drop yours off, or we'll pick it up for a small gas money donation. We'll store it securely between work parties and get it back to you by mid-September.
**The volunteer work** is light and genuinely fun. Just direct cadets where to dump wood chips and cheer them on. That's it!

📅 **Dates:** Aug 22, Aug 29, Sept 5, Sept 12
⏰ **Times:** 8:30-3:30, with morning (8:30-12) or afternoon (12-3:30) shifts available, or stay all day!

If you would like to join us, please help us keep things organized by filling out this google form with your preferred volunteer days and when we can connect about your wheelbarrow.

Help us build a more beautiful, welcoming disc golf course while mentoring at-risk youth. Let's make it happen! 🌲

06/25/2026

Two and a half years in. This is what we've been building.
We created this video for our annual report to the City of Bremerton - Parks & Recreation Commission and I wanted the community to see it too. This video is the clearest picture yet of what we're doing at NAD Soroptimist Park (a West Sound Disc Golf Association course), how we're doing it, and where we're taking it.
2,000+ hours. 350 native plants. A design philosophy that's starting to get national attention.
Come take a look!🌲

What does it actually take to care for a municipal disc golf course...

06/14/2026

Hole 13 is ready for play! Derek Schauer and his girls were there with Kristopher Keene for the 8 hours it took to complete it yesterday. Brian Curtis, Jay Reafs, Matt Bass Melanson and Brandon Ortega were all absolute legends and put in solid time building this for our community with only short breaks for water. Thank you guys!

Our absolute beast of a volunteer Scott Meyers is out with a broken ankle. Here's to you Scotty! Heal up soon!

This The NAD Restoration Project crew is really starting to bring the vision of this project to life and we couldn't be more thankful for their labor, collaboration, insight, and suggestions.

All of this is brought to you by financial donations from our community outside of the disc golf scene. Some of the crew don't even throw. They do this for the love of civic service. This is a true community effort for the benefit of our course and the forest that hosts it.

Also big thanks to City of Bremerton - Parks & Recreation for helping us acquire the materials and allocating labor and equipment resources to get things set up for the work party yesterday. Thanks to Riley Cooper and Larry and Kristi's Scratch Bakery for donating baked goods fuel for our snacks. Their fryer broke down and they STILL came through with scones, vanishes, cookies and cinnamon rolls!

If you want to join us in making NAD Park one of the most stunning examples of disc golf course restoration in the country watch for the next work party and come lend a hand!

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06/14/2026

Bill from Bremerton's own Smokestack came by to visit with Foz, Scott and Kris as we finished up our last round of native planting this year. It was a blast hanging out and working with him!

If your not familiar with Smokestack it's our local free Kitsap focused publication that has some of the greatest local focus around.

Thanks for the hang Bill and thank you so much for featuring the NAD Restoration Project and our work with City of Bremerton - Parks & Recreation!

I see Fozzie first. Foz (Fozzie, or Fozzie Bear) is an ultra-friendly, forest-loving, high-energy goldendoodle who sports a blonde, curly, tufted mohawk. He’s running at breakneck speed through the…

06/12/2026

This Saturday!

06/09/2026

Foz and I cleared that pile on 6 today and made a little film for you all. Enjoy!

Fozzie Bear and Papa spread a pile of mulch while Fozzie calls the ...

06/07/2026

As if you need more of a reason to join us June 13th for the Hole 13 tee pad reinforcement work party, Larry and Kristi's have donated a dozen delectable doughnuts for the crew next Staurday. Huge thanks to Riley Cooper for making it happen and keeping us energized!