The dams in downtown Grand Rapids play defense, stopping the invasive sea lamprey from slithering further up the Grand River to spawn.
Soon enough, though, the dams will be dismantled as part of the Restore the Rapids project, leaving the river and its thousands of miles of tributaries vulnerable to the Vampire of the Great Lakes.
“Everything is interconnected,” said Ethan Baker, chair of the Great Lakes Fishery Commission. “Some of the best intentions can create additional problems.”…