Boise, Idaho, USA, 25 April 2006 -- /PRNewswire/ -- Boise Cascade announced today that it will host a webcast and conference call to discuss first quarter 2006 earnings. The conference call, which will be hosted by Tom Stephens, chairman and chief executive officer, will be held 04 May 2006, at 12:00 p.m. Eastern.

To participate in the conference call, dial (800) 374-0165 -- international callers should dial (706) 634-0995 -- 10 minutes before the beginning of the call. The audiovisual webcast may be accessed through Boise's Internet site and will be archived for one year following the call. Slides for the webcast will be posted on Boise's Web site 20 minutes before the conference call. Go to www.bc.com and click on the link to the webcast under the News & Events heading.

A replay of the conference call will be available from 04 May at 1:00 p.m. Eastern, through 03 June at 11:59 p.m. Playback numbers are (800) 642-1687 for U.S. callers and (706) 645-9291 for international callers. The pass code will be 8425464. The archived webcast will be available in News & Events (link in the About Boise section) of Boise's Web site.

About Boise Cascade

Boise, headquartered in Boise, Idaho, manufactures engineered wood products, plywood, lumber, and particleboard and distributes a broad line of building materials, including wood products manufactured by the company. Boise also manufactures a wide range of specialty and premium papers, including imaging papers for the office and home and papers for pressure-sensitive applications, as well as printing and converting papers, containerboard and corrugated boxes, newsprint, and market pulp. Visit Boise's Web site at www.bc.com .

Source: Boise Cascade