{"id":8095,"date":"2026-10-19T11:50:58","date_gmt":"2026-10-19T17:50:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/?page_id=8095"},"modified":"2026-10-19T12:18:19","modified_gmt":"2026-10-19T18:18:19","slug":"rural-living-guides","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/rural-living-guides\/","title":{"rendered":"Rural Living Guides"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-30645bcc wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<header class=\"wp-block-group alignfull wp-block-pattern-interior-hero wp-block-pattern-hero is-content-justification-center is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-cover alignfull is-light has-custom-content-position is-position-bottom-center wp-block-pattern-hero__cover\" style=\"min-height:285px;aspect-ratio:unset;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"767\" class=\"wp-block-cover__image-background wp-image-8114 size-full\" alt=\"A rural landscape just after sunrise\" src=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg\" data-object-fit=\"cover\" srcset=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg?resize=300,120 300w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg?resize=768,307 768w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg?resize=1024,409 1024w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg?resize=1536,614 1536w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg?resize=1400,559 1400w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg?resize=600,240 600w, https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/33\/2026\/10\/Rural-Landscape.jpg?resize=1568,626 1568w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1920px) 100vw, 1920px\" \/><span aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-cover__background has-black-background-color has-background-dim-0 has-background-dim\"><\/span><div class=\"wp-block-cover__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-cover-is-layout-constrained\">\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading wp-block-pattern-hero__heading has-hero-small-title-font-size\"><span class=\"is-style-highlight-heading\">Rural Living Guides<\/span><\/h1>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/header>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-ed6f83e4 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\">\n<p class=\"has-medium-font-size wp-block-paragraph\">New to rural living in Boulder County? Browse our helpful guides to learn about a wide range of topics, from rural gardening to wildlife to emergency planning.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" style=\"margin-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60);margin-bottom:var(--wp--preset--spacing--60)\"\/>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-csu-content-selector--grid wp-block-csu-content-selector\" data-grid-columns=\"2\">\n\n\t\n<article class=\"grid-card c-card c-card--link-inherit c-card-post c-card-post--resource post-1824\">\n\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/extension.colostate.edu\/boulder\/resource\/boulder-county-rural-living-resource-guide-introduction-and-considerations\/\">\n\n\t\t<h2 class=\"c-card__label\">\n\t\t\tFeature\t\t<\/h2>\n\n\t\t<div class=\"c-card__content\">\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<p class=\"c-card__heading\">\n\t\t\t\tBoulder County Rural Living Resource Guide: Introduction and Considerations\t\t\t<\/p>\n\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t<\/a>\n\n<\/article>\n\n<article 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