Exhibit 23

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              CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT CERTIFIED PUBLIC ACCOUNTANTS

The Board of Directors
Potlatch Corporation:

We consent to incorporation by reference in the Registration Statements (Nos.
33-00805, 33-28220, 333-17145, 33-30836, 33-54515, 333-12017, 333-28079, 333-
42806, 333-42808 and 333-74956) on Form S-8 and the Registration Statement
(No. 333-70768) on Form S-4 of Potlatch Corporation of our report dated
January 24, 2001, relating to the balance sheets of Potlatch Corporation and
consolidated subsidiaries as of December 31, 2000 and 1999 and the related
statements of earnings, stockholders' equity and cash flows for each of the
years in the three-year period ended December 31, 2000 which report appears in
the December 31, 2000 annual report on Form 10-K/A of Potlatch Corporation.

KPMG LLP

January 9, 2002