SEATTLE--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dec. 2, 2002--Rick Holley, President andChief Executive Officer of Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc. (NYSE:PCL),will present at the Global Paper & Forest Products 2002 Conferencehosted by Salomon Smith Barney in New York City on December 5th atapproximately 10:50 a.m. EST.

A live webcast of the presentation will be accessible from PlumCreek's Internet site at http://www.plumcreek.com by clicking on the"Investors" section and following the directions.

A replay of the webcast will also be available on Plum Creek'swebsite 24 hours after the presentation.

Plum Creek is one of the largest land owners in the nation, withover 7.8 million acres of timberlands in every region of the UnitedStates and ten wood product manufacturing facilities in the Northwest.

More information on Plum Creek Timber Co. may be accessed at:http://www.businesswire.com/cnn/pcl.shtml.

CONTACT:
Plum Creek Timber Company, Inc.
Barbara Garland, 206/467-3600 or 800/858-5347