More than 1,000 children will help plant the next forest at Mount St. Helens this spring, 26 years after a cataclysmic eruption turned 68,000 acres of Weyerhaeuser forestland into a lifeless moonscape.

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Children from 46 states and 13 countries including Australia, Belgium, Canada, England, Germany, Israel, Japan, Korea, Mexico, Scotland, South Africa and Sweden, signed up to be "junior foresters" in Weyerhaeuser's Plant-A- Seedling program. These children either visited Weyerhaeuser's Forest Learning Center at Mount St. Helens or registered via the Center's Web site to select native tree species, Douglas-fir or noble fir, to be planted on specific parcels of Weyerhaeuser land. Weyerhaeuser contractors began planting the seedlings last month, marking the beginning of the 2006 planting season.

The Plant-A-Seedling Program debuted in May 2005 to commemorate the 1980 eruption of Mount St. Helens. Forest Learning Center volunteers assisted visitors with planting decisions as a hands-on way for school groups and families to celebrate the renewability of the working forest owned and managed in southwest Washington by Weyerhaeuser. Starting in May 2006, children will be able to monitor seedlings as they grow via the Center's web site: www.TheForestReturns.com.

Weyerhaeuser plants more than 100 million seedlings each year by hand. Seedlings are started in special nurseries to assure young trees get the best start possible to aid the company's sustainable forestry practices.

About the Forest Learning Center

Weyerhaeuser's Forest Learning Center is a free, family-oriented educational center that tells the story of how active forest management has jump-started the renewal of this forest ecosystem. The Center's interactive exhibits, hiking trails, picnic area and playground make it a popular day-trip destination for families and school groups. It is on the west side of Mount St. Helens, seven miles from the crater and a two-hour drive from Portland or Seattle. Weyerhaeuser operates the Center in partnership with the Washington State Department of Transportation and the Rocky Mountain Elk Foundation. The Center is open mid-May through mid-October. To arrange free tours for school groups, call 360-414-3439.

Weyerhaeuser Company, one of the world's largest integrated forest products companies, was incorporated in 1900. In 2005, sales were $22.6 billion. It has offices or operations in 18 countries, with customers worldwide. Weyerhaeuser is principally engaged in the growing and harvesting of timber; the manufacture, distribution and sale of forest products; and real estate construction, development and related activities. Additional information about Weyerhaeuser's businesses, products and practices is available at http://www.weyerhaeuser.com/.

For more information contact:

Jackie Lang (360) 636-6812

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CONTACT: Jackie Lang of Weyerhaeuser Company, +1-360-636-6812

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