You could certainly leave the wood chips where they are. You could also spread the chips in your landscape and/or around existing trees as a mulch. If you have natural pathways, you could spread the chips on those pathways. You can mix the chips in your potting soil (if they are not too large). This would open up the mix for plants that need additional root-aeration or better draining soil.
@nutchellml.
By the way, though you say you are in the NE, please take a moment to go to your profile and update your "Public Profile" to include your location. City/state is best but you could simply give your USDA zone.
