Portland, Oregon, USA, 11 October 2006 --(BUSINESS WIRE)-- Pope & Talbot (NYSE:POP), an Oregon-based pulp and wood products company, will hold its third quarter conference call on 01 November 2006, at 2:00 p.m. Eastern Time (11:00 a.m. Pacific Time). To participate, dial 706-645-9773. The conference ID is 8757505.

This call is being webcast by Thomson/CCBN and can be accessed at Pope & Talbot's Web site at www.poptal.com. The webcast will be available on the Web site for two weeks following the call.

About Pope & Talbot

Pope & Talbot is dedicated to the pulp and wood products businesses. The company is based in Portland, Oregon, and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol POP. Pope & Talbot was founded in 1849 and produces market pulp and softwood lumber at mills in the United States and Canada. Markets for the company's products include the United States, Europe, Canada, South America, Japan, and the other Pacific Rim countries. For more information on Pope & Talbot, Inc., check the Web site www.poptal.com.