Sydney Roach is a reporter and host for WPSU with a passion for radio and community stories. She's a graduate of Northern Cambria High School and Westminster College in New Wilmington, Pennsylvania.

Sydney Roach

A sign that says "Welcome to Historic Brookville."

Jefferson County borough passes 180-day moratorium on data center development

Sydney Roach·June 26, 2026

The pause will give the Brookville Borough Council until sometime in December to finalize data center rules. "We just want to be sure if one comes into our territory, it's done correctly.”

Frog Fest promotes environmental education, as natural habitats and federal funding shrink

Sydney Roach·June 12, 2026

Event organizers want to inspire people to take an interest in environmental conservation, especially with federal government cuts to conservation programs.

Conservation Wildlife

Effort to preserve history of abandoned coal mining town in Blair County

Sydney Roach·February 13, 2026

Volunteers are asking for help to restore Glen White, an abandoned coal mining town near the Horseshoe Curve, and turn it into a historical attraction.

History

PA Game Commission votes to keep current firearms deer opener date, but plans to revisit moving it up

Sydney Roach·January 27, 2026

Some commissioners had argued the change would help declining license sales by making hunting more accessible to younger people.

Conservation Recreation

Pa. Game Commission proposes change to start of firearms deer season

Sydney Roach·January 15, 2026

As hunting license sales decline, Game Commission is considering moving the beginning of firearms deer season to the Saturday before Thanksgiving.

Conservation Recreation

Penn State moving forest and wildlife programs at closing campuses to Altoona

Sydney Roach·January 15, 2026

Programs in forest technology at Penn State Mont Alto and wildlife technology at DuBois will both move to Penn State Altoona in 2027.

Conservation Wildlife

A group of ten students stand under a bridge.

Penn State student documentary ‘Rethinking 322’ explores ways to minimize construction impacts

Sydney Roach·December 11, 2025

The State College Area Connector will replace a section of Route 322 near State College and impact farmland, waterways and homes.

Design Energy Essay Food and Agriculture Transportation

Inaugural ‘Pennsylvania Chestnut Festival’ promotes history and conservation efforts

Sydney Roach·November 25, 2025

The American chestnut is functionally extinct in North America. A new festival looks to celebrate the chestnut's history and raise awareness about its recovery efforts.

Conservation Culture Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

Two men in blue shirts and a woman stand along a railing along a rectanglar hold in the ground. A steep hillside with moss covered rocks are behind them.

Coudersport Ice Mine, which naturally grows ice in summer, sees busiest year since reopening in 2014

Sydney Roach·August 29, 2025

Visitors come from all over the U.S. and the world to Potter County to see the icy mine. This summer, one of the hottest since 2014, has had the most ice.

Recreation Wild Pennsylvania

A large bull elk looks toward the camera.

Elk Cam gives people a chance to safely watch wildlife during rutting season

Sydney Roach·August 22, 2025

Elk mating season begins early September through October in Pennsylvania.

Conservation Wild Pennsylvania Wildlife

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