On my own property, I use a few larger logs to make a base for a wildlife brush pile, then throw slash over the top of it. It makes for great wildlife habitat, and contains what we humans think of as a "mess" into a few smaller areas, rather than leving it scattered all over the place.
A lot of landowners are interested in wildife and creating habitat, but have a hard time understanding that wildlife likes it messy. They spend a lot of time making their forest and yard look like a park, then wonder why they see such a narrow sampling of wildlife species. Some of them get more comfortable with the idea once they understand that the mess has a purpose.
EDIT: added this old file I had kicking around about building brush piles for wildlife. They recommend starting with more durable species than Pine, but anything will work, it just doesn't last as long as more rot resistant species.
