This section provides contact information for local, state and federal agencies that can provide information for rural residents.
Local Offices
Boulder County Colorado State University Extension Office
Natural Resources Building, Room 101
9595 Nelson Rd., Box B
Longmont, CO 80501
303-678-6238
https://extension.colostate.edu/boulder/
Natural Resources Conservation Service
Boulder County Office
Natural Resources Building, Room 201
9595 Nelson Rd., Box D
Longmont, CO 80501
720-378-5533
http://www.co.nrcs.usda.gov/contact/index.html
United States Department of Agriculture
Farm Service Agency
Boulder County Office
Natural Resources Building, Room 202
9595 Nelson Rd., Box A
Longmont, CO 80501
720-378-5533
https://www.fsa.usda.gov/state-offices/colorado
Colorado State Forest Service
Colorado State Forest Service Seedling Tree Nursery
https://csfs.colostate.edu/seedling-tree-nursery/
Colorado State Forest Service Boulder Field Office
303-823-5774
CSFS_Boulder@mail.colostate.edu
https://csfs.colostate.edu/boulder/
Longmont and Boulder Valley Conservation Districts
720-378-5521
Boulder County Offices
Assessor’s Office
303-441-3530
https://www.bouldercounty.org/departments/assessor
Clerk and Recorder
720-378-5521
clerkandrecorder@bouldercounty.gov
https://www.bouldercounty.org/departments/clerk-and-recorder
Communications Dispatch Office
Non-emergency: 303-441-4444
Public Health Department
303-441-1100
https://www.bouldercounty.org/departments/public-health
Well and Septic
303-441-1564
https://www.bouldercounty.org/environment/water/septicsmart
Environmental Health Program
303-441-1564
https://www.bouldercounty.org/departments/public-health/environmental-health-mission
Radon
303-441-1564
https://www.bouldercounty.org/environment/healthy-home/radon
Parks and Open Space Department
303-678-6200
https://www.bouldercounty.org/departments/parks-and-open-space
Agriculture Division
303-678-6181
https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/agriculture/
Weeds Division
303-678-6110
https://www.bouldercounty.org/open-space/management/weeds
Sheriff’s Office
303-441-3600
https://www.bouldercounty.org/safety/sheriff
Communications Dispatch Office
Non-emergency: 303-441-4444
Burn Permits
https://bouldercounty.gov/safety/fire/burn-permits/
Animal Control
https://www.bouldercounty.org/safety/animals/animal-control
Solid Waste Division
https://www.bouldercounty.org/environment/trash
Household Hazardous Waste
https://www.bouldercounty.org/environment/hazardous-waste
Composting
https://www.bouldercounty.org/environment/composting
Recycling
https://www.bouldercounty.org/environment/recycle
Public Works: Roads, Buildings and Resource Conservation
Transportation
303-441-3900
https://www.bouldercounty.org/transportation
Engineering Department
https://www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/plans-and-projects
Road Maintenance
303-441-3962
https://www.bouldercounty.org/transportation/road-maintenance
Community Planning and Permitting
303-441-3930
State Agencies
Colorado Department of Agriculture
303-869-9000
Colorado Agriculture Markets Division
303-869-9170
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/agmarkets
Pesticide Applicator Information
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/agplants/pesticides
Noxious Weeds
https://www.colorado.gov/pacific/agconservation/noxiousweeds
Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
303-692-2000
https://www.colorado.gov/cdphe
Water Quality Control Division
303-692-3500
https://www.colorado.gov/cdphe/wqcd
Radon Information
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/radon
Environmental Cleanup
https://cdphe.colorado.gov/hm/environmental-cleanup
Colorado Department of Transportation
Road Conditions
Colorado Division of Water Resources
Division 1 Office
970-352-8712
https://dwr.colorado.gov/division-offices/division-1-office
Colorado Water Conservation Board
Water Rights
https://dwr.colorado.gov/services/water-administration/water-rights
Mine Safety and Health Administration
Colorado Division of Reclamation, Mining and Safety
Coal Regulatory Program
https://drms.colorado.gov/programs/coal-regulatory-program
Minerals Regulatory Program
https://drms.colorado.gov/programs/minerals-regulatory-program
High Plains Intermountain Center for Agricultural Health and Safety
https://vetmedbiosci.colostate.edu/hicahs/
Colorado Parks and Wildlife
Conserving Colorado Wildlife
https://cpw.state.co.us/wildlife-conservation
Nuisance Wildlife
https://cpw.state.co.us/nuisance-wildlife
Living With Wildlife
https://cpw.state.co.us/living-wildlife
Colorado Inactive Mine Reclamation Program
https://drms.colorado.gov/programs/inactive-mine-reclamation-program
Colorado Mine Subsidence Protection Program
Other Agencies
Boulder County Farmers Market
Conservation Easements
https://bouldercounty.gov/open-space/management/conservation-easements/
Contributors
Special thanks to the following contributors.
First and foremost, a big thank you to the Rio Blanco Extension Office for allowing the use of its Rural Living Guide as a template for this guide.
Other publications used in the compilation of this guide are “A Guide to Rural Living in Boulder County” created by the Boulder County Land Use Department, now Community Planning and Permitting
The Colorado State University Extension publication Livestock Management in the Mountains
We would also like to thank those who have provided comments, material and edits.
Boulder County Parks and Open Space Real Estate and Weeds Divisions
Boulder County Assessor’s Office
Sylvia Hickenlooper, Soil Conservationist, Natural Resources Conservation Service Longmont Office
Deryn Davidson, Horticulture Agent, Colorado State University Extension Boulder County
Without the contributions of these groups and people, this guide would not be possible.
THANK YOU!