Potlatch Corporation

Spokane, Washington, USA, 28 September 2009 -- (BUSINESS WIRE) -- Potlatch Corporation (NYSE: PCH) has scheduled its third quarter webcast and conference call for 27 October 2009, at 8 a.m. Pacific Time (11 a.m. Eastern). Results for the third quarter of 2009 will be released via Business Wire before the market opens on 27 October 2009.

Investors can access the webcast at http://ir.potlatchcorp.com and the conference call by dialing 866-393-8403 for U.S./Canadian and 706-679-7929 for international callers. Participants will be asked to provide conference I.D. number 30926400.

For those unable to participate in the call, an archived recording will be available through the Potlatch Corporation Web site at http://ir.potlatchcorp.com for approximately one year following the conference call. A telephone replay of the conference call will be available until 03 November 2009, by calling 800-642-1687 for U.S./Canadian or 706-645-9291 for international callers. Callers must enter passcode number 30926400 to access the replay.

Potlatch is a real estate investment trust (REIT) with approximately 1.6 million acres of timberland in Arkansas, Idaho, Minnesota, and Wisconsin. Potlatch, a verified forest practices leader, is committed to providing superior returns to stockholders through long-term stewardship of its forest resources. The company also conducts a land sales and development business and operates wood products manufacturing facilities through its taxable REIT subsidiary.