What to do with a pile of pine tree branches?

Today, I pruned one of the conifer trees (not sure of the exact species) on our property and plan to do some more over this summer. They are very overgrown and so messy-looking, and it's long-due. What I am wondering now is what to do with the cut-down branches. I already have one tree that we took out and that's in one pile at the side of the property. Any ideas for me?

They are quite curved, so some of the "stick ideas" don't seem to apply. Thanks so much in advance for any ideas!

Also, I have read the famous "101 Things to Do with a Pile of Sticks" thread and thoroughly enjoyed it.

It is below for reference:

https://permies.com/wiki/155855/pile-sticks

Why not strip the 'leaves' off and dry the twigs for kindling if you do not have a mulcher.

Being from BC Cedar forest territory, I truly get a feel for the problem!

1. Dry the branches over a tarp and collect the pine needles for plants that benefit from acid mulch?
2. Rough chop the dried branch part to whatever length you can fit into one of the many versions of a biochar kiln?
3. Depending on the thickness (which is a bit hard to tell from the picture), chop them to stove length and build an outdoor very basic rocket stove?

Under some circumstances, I'd suggest leaving them in place to decompose naturally. Unfortunately, with the current wild-fire danger, we all need to be wary of the "fuel load" around our properties. Turning that fuel load into biochar and getting it buried under a layer of soil, will help hold any rain/snowfall this winter, and reduce the danger to your land next year. For me, that would mean I'd also pay attention to the likely direction a fire will come from and spread towards you (out here, the general rule is that fires move north-west and up-slope, but that rule may not apply where you are, in general, and my specific situation is that even in summer, we often get south east breezes due to topography, even if the prevailing wind is from the south west)

Chipper/Shredder

Just leave the branches in a pile somewhere out of the way as piles make excellent homes for small wildlife.

Really small pile can be homes for lizards.