Potlatch

Spokane, Washington, USA, 05 December 2006 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Potlatch Corporation (NYSE: PCH), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has scheduled an investor webcast and conference call, 11 December 2006, at 8:00 a.m. EST (5:00 a.m. PST). Potlatch will present the results of its land stratification analysis and discuss lands that were identified having higher values than timberland. Conference call participants will include Michael J. Covey, Potlatch president and chief executive officer; Gerald L. Zuehlke, chief financial officer; and William R. DeReu, vice president, Land Sales and Development.

Investors can access the webcast at www.potlatchcorp.com and the conference call by dialing 866-383-8009 (United States and Canada) and 617-597-5342 for (international) Participants will be asked to provide passcode number 65659071.

For those unable to participate in the webcast or call, the webcast will be available for replay at www.potlatchcorp.com for approximately one year following the event.

Potlatch is a REIT with 1.5 million acres of forestland in Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, and Oregon, and through its taxable REIT subsidiary the company also operates 13 manufacturing facilities that produce lumber and panel products and bleach pulp products, including paperboard and tissue. Potlatch, a verified forest practices leader, is committed to providing superior returns to stockholders through long-term stewardship of our resources.

SOURCE: Potlatch Corporation