brush piles for wildlife

If you 'clean up' sticks and small limbs from parts of your property, use it to create useful brush piles for wildlife. Loosely formed brush piles can provide nesting habitat, resting areas, concealment, and protection from predators. Brush piles that are relatively open at ground level, but tightly compacted above, can provide good protective cover against harsh weather conditions. They can also provide den sites for additional species of wildlife. Constructing brush piles on your land can provide cover for ground-nesting birds, many songbirds, rabbits, and other small mammals.

This example is one of 7 or so piles scattered around upper Sallie Doss at a workday on October 25, 2025.

There is lots of good detail about creating brush piles here.