- Compost Them
Composting is the natural recycling process that you can begin at home with leaves, grass clippings, and other lawn and garden waste. Brush and branches are high in carbon and can be used as one of the brown yard wastes when making a compost pile. It is recommended that these woody yard wastes be chipped or shredded before being added to the compost pile in order to speed the composting process.
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- Use Them For Mulch
Mulches offer your garden and landscapes many benefits from moisture retention to temperature moderation to erosion prevention. Yard wastes such as grass clippings, leaves, and chipped or shredded brush and branches can be used as organic mulches. Organic mulches are usually applied 3 inches deep over the soil and around plants to achieve the benefits of mulching.
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- Make A Brush Pile for Wildlife
In more natural settings, yard brush and branches can be reused to form a brush pile for wildlife. Brush piles provide shelter for chipmunks, woodchucks, weasels, skunks, red fox, numerous bird species, garter snakes, salamanders, and more. Animals also use brush piles for nesting and den sites.
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