Potlatch

Spokane, Washington, USA, 05 January 2007 --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH), a real estate investment trust (REIT), has scheduled its fourth quarter conference call for 05 February 2007, at 8:00 a.m. Pacific time (11 a.m. Eastern time). Results for the fourth quarter of 2006 will be released via Business Wire before the stock market opens on 05 February 2007. Conference call participants will include Michael J. Covey, Potlatch chairman, president, and chief executive officer, and Gerald L. Zuehlke, chief financial officer.

Investors can access the conference call by dialing 866-383-8009 (USA/Canada) or 617-597-5342 (International). Participants will be asked to provide passcode number 65659071.

For those unable to participate in the call, an archived recording will be available through the Potlatch Corporation Web site at www.potlatchcorp.com for approximately one year following the conference call. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available until 12 February 2007, by calling 888-286-8010 (USA/Canada) or 617-801-6888 (International) and entering passcode number 89124002.

Potlatch is a REIT with 1.5 million acres of forestland in Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Oregon. Through its taxable REIT subsidiary, the company also operates 13 manufacturing facilities that produce lumber and panel products and bleached 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.