POP Pope & Talbot

Pope & Talbot, Inc. (NYSE:POP) announced today that Keith Matheney and Harold Stanton joined the Company as Directors on December 8, 2006. Mr. Matheney will be a member of the Board�s Audit and Corporate Governance Committees. Since 2004 he has been a managing member of Matheney and Matheney, a CPA PLLC and a director of Huttig Building Products Inc. (NYSE). Mr. Matheney retired from Louisiana Pacific Corporation in late 2003. From 2002 to 2003 he was Executive Vice President Engineered Wood Products for Louisiana Pacific Corporation. From 1997 to 2002, he was Vice President of various divisions for Louisiana Pacific Corporation. Mr. Stanton will be a member of the Compensation Committee. He is currently Executive Vice President, Specialty Product Sales for Louisiana Pacific Corporation and will retire and move to Portland in February 2007. He also held various executive positions from 1997 to 2002. Mr. Stanton also worked for International Paper Company from 1990 to 1997 where he held various management positions. Michael Flannery, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer stated, �We are delighted with the experience and industry knowledge that Mr. Matheney and Mr. Stanton will bring to the Board.� Pope & Talbot is a pulp and wood products company. The Company is based in Portland, Oregon and trades on the New York Stock Exchange under the symbol POP. Pope & Talbot was founded in 1849 and produces pulp and softwood lumber in the U.S. and Canada. Markets for the Company�s products include: the U.S.; Europe; Canada; South America; Japan; and other Pacific Rim countries. For more information on Pope & Talbot, Inc., please check the website www.poptal.com.