Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) announced today that Michael J. Covey, chairman, president and chief executive officer and Eric Cremers, vice president of finance and chief financial officer, will be presenting at the Eighth Annual JMP Securities Research Conference in San Francisco on May 19, 2009 at 1 p.m. Pacific Time. Covey and Cremers will provide an overview of the Company’s strategies and discuss the current business climate for Potlatch, a pure play timber REIT.

Attendance at the conference is by invitation only. Individuals can listen to the presentation via the Investor Resources page of Potlatch’s Web site at http://ir.potlatchcorp.com. An archived version of the Company’s presentation will also be available on this site following the webcast.

ABOUT POTLATCH

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.

FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements within the meaning of the Private Litigation Reform Act of 1995 as amended. These forward-looking statements are based on current expectations, estimates, assumptions and projections that are subject to change, and actual results may differ materially from the forward-looking statements. Factors that could cause Potlatch's actual results to differ materially include those risks and uncertainties described from time to time in Potlatch's public filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Potlatch does not undertake to update any forward-looking statements.

Potlatch Corporation
Media:
Mark Benson, 509-835-1513
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Investors:
Eric Cremers, 509-835-1521