Potlatch Announces Second Quarter 2009 Results and Webcast Conference Call

SPOKANE, Wash.--(Business Wire)--
Potlatch Corporation (NYSE:PCH) has scheduled its Second Quarter Webcast and
Conference Call for Tuesday, July 28, 2009, at 8 a.m. Pacific time (11 a.m.
Eastern). Results for the second quarter of 2009 will be released via Business
Wire before the market opens on Tuesday, July 28, 2009. The conference call and
webcast will be hosted by Potlatch Chairman, President and CEO Michael J. Covey
and Vice President, Finance and CFO Eric J. Cremers.

Investors can access the webcast at www.potlatchcorp.com and conference call by
dialing 866-393-8403 for US/Canada and 973-638-3465 for international callers.
Participants will be asked to provide conference I.D. number 15173906.

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 August 4, 2009, by calling 800-642-1687
for US/Canada or 706-645-9291 for international callers. Callers must enter
passcode number 15173906 to access the replay.

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
or
(Investors)
Eric Cremers, 509-835-1521

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